*The next day*

Tammy sat outside on a bench at school rubbing her legs. She walked all the way too school this time. She knew not to expect any free rides and knew that the Cullen siblings giving her a free ride was a onetime thing. She did partly enjoy the free ride but would never admit it.

"I'm so glad I have something to do tonight. My feet should be used to this by now. Thank God school doesn't start for a little while." Tammy sighed to herself. "At least it hasn't rained. Yet."

Edward stood not far from her. He had made his sibs promise not to give Tammy a ride today- well it wasn't hard to convince Rosalie and Emmett. Emmett saw no need to and Rosalie was just Rosalie. Edward had to leave Bella early that morning to stop Alice from taking the Volvo keys. He knew she would give Tammy a ride. It boggled his mind on why Alice had to continue involving Tammy in their lives. There was no reason and she wasn't going to tell him anytime soon.

Alice stood next to Edward. She saw him looking at Tammy "I thought you didn't want to know any more about her."

"I still don't agree with you taking her out for a girl's night and I didn't appreciate that you and Jasper spent the whole evening with her yesterday. What did Carlisle say? He told us to stay away from her." Replied Edward.

"I agree with Edward. We shouldn't be wasting our time with some human girl." Said Rosalie.

Alice ignored Rosalie and looked at Edward "Come on Edward, she needed the company."

Edward glared at Alice. Jasper spoke "We didn't pick her up like you asked…"

"Actually, it more like forced." Interrupted Alice. "By the way Edward, I saw the look on her face when she walked down that road. You're lucky it didn't rain on her."

Edward sighed "Yes, Alice I am aware of that. Thank you."

"I would consider that rude of us-well really you."

"Enough Alice, you know what Carlisle said." Edward gritted his teeth together.

"From what I saw, she finds out about us either way, Edward." Alice looked at Edward.

"We also need to find out how she knows about us." Hissed Edward.

"Edward, she's not going to find out through us. If any of us did, I would've seen it." Hissed Alice.

"Your visions aren't set in stone. Anyone of us could tell her." Glared Edward.

"You're right Edward. Any one of us could tell her." Rosalie butted in. She put her index finger to her chin and looked at Edward. "Now, who do we know, spends any time with her?"

"Not now, Rosalie."

"Why? Oh, you know what, maybe Bella is the one who tells this new girl. She could possibly be your new girlfriend." Smirked Rosalie.

Alice sighed knowing Rosalie went way too far. Edward clenched his fist so tight that his skin when whiter if that was possible. He was trying to fight the erg to grab Rosalie by the throat. Through his teeth, he said "Emmett, please take her away."

Before Emmett could reply to anything, they heard Tammy sigh again and lied her body down on the bench seat. She was wearing the same faded blue jean jacket, a different pair of blue jeans and her snow boots had some mud at the bottom. She wasn't soaked, which Edward was glad to see. She looked peaceful with her eyes closed. Compared to most students who were worried about stupid meaningless things, Tammy's mind was at ease. She wasn't thinking of Derek Kings and she wasn't thinking of anything else. Not a song but…nothing. Her mind was just blank.

"I've never met anyone who can blank out their own mind. It's almost like I'm reading Bella's mind only I can actually see into Tammy's mind. How does she manage to play songs in her head like a radio, stop the song when she's thinking of something and completely blank out her own mind?"

"What does her mind say?" asked Alice.

"What is she thinking?" asked Jasper. "Does it have anything to do with us?"

"Nothing," muttered Edward.

"What do you mean nothing? Asked Alice.

"Or is there something you don't want to tell us?" asked Rosalie.

"Her mind is just blank. She's not thinking of anything." Explained Edward.

Emmett laughed "I think you're losing your touch, Edward."

Alice looked at Edward "Edward, are you saying she's not thinking of anything as in nothing?"

Edward nodded his head "It's completely blank in her mind. Darkness."

"That's new," Jasper looked at Tammy. "What kind of person is she?"

Alice, Jasper, Edward, Rosalie and Emmett all glanced at Tammy. All of them amazed that she really wasn't like any human they've ever encountered. She was completely different from Bella. Bella seemed like a normal teenager who happened to hang around vampires and was nice to them. Tammy on the other hand had no clue about them, had no fear over them, treated them like normal human beings as if they were and had a whole different mind.

The cold wind blew against Tammy's cheeks. She was looking at the inside of her eyelids and listening to the sounds around her. She could hear people talking about whatever, she could hear the wind and some birds. She felt at ease with herself. Then her cell phone began to vibrate and ruined her mood. Tammy made an angry noise, reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey Tammy! What are you doing?" a voice on the other line said.

A huge smile came to Tammy's face "Hey!... I'm waiting for school to start. Which reminds me, shouldn't you be in school right now?"

"Nah, we skipped today! Everybody say hi to Tammy!"

Everybody on the other line shouted happily "Hey Tammy!"

A girl's voice shouted "How are you doing?"

A guy's voice shouted "How's it going over there?""

Another guy's voice shouted "Is it raining there?"

"We miss you so much! Come home now!" shouted another girl.

Tammy tried not to cry from hearing the sounds of her friends back home. She missed them all very much and wished that she was there back in Texas where it was slightly cold but starting to warm up. "M, I'm doing ok. Shawn, it's not that bad actually. Things are going pretty good lately. Believe it or not, Mike, it's not actually raining here. Yet, it was cloudy when I walked to school. I miss you guys too." She lowered her voice "I wish I could be there. But I can't, Lola til school is over and that's not for another couple of months."

"We'll come get you!" shouted Lola.

"Yeah, we can handle a little rain." Laughed Shawn.

Tammy laughed "It's more than rain up here. There's also snow and much colder weather than what you're used to. Trust me, you're going to need your winter clothes and really bundle up. I'm really layered up right now."

"It's a warm day to day." Said M.

Tammy could hear someone whack M. The friend who called Tammy, whispered loudly "Shut up M! You're bumming Tammy out." The friend took Tammy off speaker and changed the subject "Are you still coming down for the summer?"

Tammy smiled "You know it! I can't wait and I talked to my brothers and my Aunt about it. They're cool with it. After Alex graduates, I'll head back to San Antonio for the whole summer!"

"Yay!"

"Maybe I'll learn how to drive before I go back home. I really need to learn how to drive and most importantly I need a car. I can't keep walking to school everyday."

"Tammy, don't be lazy."

Tammy laughed "Oh, thank you Iggy very much! How about you? You're just as worse."

Ignacio her best friend since they were kids laughed on the other line. They met on the first day of school in kinder and have stayed friends since. When they were in middle school, Iggy told Tammy that he was gay, and she had kept his secret since. He didn't look it and he was determined to keep it that way from his mother and siblings. He wasn't the overly super gay as he called it. Iggy asked "So how are things going with that guy?"

"He asked me out." Tammy smiled widely and tried to hold her excitement and voice down. She knew people might be listening in on her conversation since she did have a habbit of talking loudly when she was on the phone.

"OOOOOO. What does he look like? He's not ugly right?" asked Iggy.

"Tall, he's almost as skinny as me, he is light complected…and of course he looks hot! Well to me anyways."

"Tammy, the guys you usually like, look ugly. Take a look at your last boyfriend. He had big lips and he looked like Jackie Chan."

"Thank you very much Iggy. And what are you talking about? I thought you liked Roland." Asked Tammy.

"Yeah I did but the guys you usually like are ugly, like Josh and you know how that one turned out. What about Daniel? And don't forget…"

"Thank you for bringing up my boyfriend record. Should I bring up your boyfriend record?" smirked Tammy.

"Tammy, we all know that it's not as bad as yours."

Tammy scoffed "Please! The last boyfriend you had was a complete moron! Or have you forgotten about the bleach incident?"

Iggy sighed on the other line "No, I haven't."

Tammy laughed "I still can't believe that that moron thought that toilet bleach was the same as hair bleach!"

"Never let me make a mistake like that again, Tammy."

"I won't." smiled Tammy. She loved her and Iggy's conversations. She missed just as much as she missed her brothers. Then she heard laughing going on the other line.

*Bell rings*

Tammy sighed "Hey, I gotta go. I'll text you ok? Bye." Tammy put the phone back in her pocket, got up, put her backpack on her shoulders and headed for the door to her first class. She felt more moody than usual and she couldn't tell why. She wasn't upset about her friends back home were having fun without her. She wasn't angry at anyone or anything. She just felt mad.

As, she walked down the hallways to get to her first class, she looked around at the other students. They were all talking to each other and none paid her that much attention. If they did, it was just stupid gossip about her and Edward working together in the library. Tammy shook her head. "High school." She was getting more annoyed by all this. "It's none of their business! Gosh, you don't see me trying to dig into their boring lives. Maybe that's just it. Their lives are so BORING that this is all they got to keep them entertained. It is a small town after all. I really wouldn't be surprised if the staff were talking about it. The librarian saw us yesterday."

She walked into her class and sat down at her usual table towards the back. Since it was such a small class, it didn't have desk but tables and chairs. Theater was one of Tammy's favorite classes. One being because this was a mixture of all the grade levels and the other it was really fun and it put her mind at ease. Although, it had one flaw in it. Jessica Stanly was in her class.

Jessica had walked in the class and actually sat down next to Tammy. Tammy looked at her and crocked an eyebrow. "You do know who you're sitting next to right?" Even though Tammy and Jessica were neighbors, they didn't quite get along- although they did try. Jessica had shown Tammy around the town and they spent a girl's day together. Things were going great at first, until Tammy noticed Jessica's true colors and how she can be when school started. Jessica got angry when Tammy refused to tell her gossip and kept conversations simple. So Tammy was really glad that Jessica hardly ever said a word to Tammy.

"Yes I do. I'm sitting next to my wonderful neighbor." Smiled Jessica. It was obviously fake and anyone with brains could figure that out. Some freshmen who were sitting next to Tammy glanced at Jessica.

Tammy sighed. "Look Jessica we both know that's not why you're really here. You're really here for the story about yesterday in the library with me and Edward."

Jessica gasped "No that's not true."

Tammy crocked an eyebrow "Does she honestly believe that I'm that gullible? Apparently so, since she keeps giving me that sweet, FAKE, innocent look." Just then Tammy's sweet voice in her mind replied "Well maybe she is telling the truth. She could be different." Then Tammy's darker voice in her mind replied "Ha! The day she's nice is the day hell freezes. I don't buy a single word of her lies." "Sure Jessica," replied Tammy.

Jessica shrugged. "I just wanted to renew our friendship. We drifted so far apart."

Tammy was getting very frustrated with Jessica. "This is getting sad." "Jessica cut the crap."

"Fine, don't believe me." Before she turned slightly away from Tammy, she whispered. "But if there is anything that went on, I will find out one way or another." She smiled and started talking to some juniors who were around her.

Tammy rolled her eyes. "Oh, God." She got up and moved to another table.

Little did Tammy know that Edward was listening in on the whole conversation. He smiled for two reasons. One being the most important, was that Tammy still didn't have a clue about them and the other was for a tiny reason being that she knew how to take care of herself.

*History Class*

Edward sat in his seat ignoring the glances some students were making as they walked in. Then out of all the annoying thoughts, Edward heard someone else's thoughts. He chuckled when he heard it.

"Y se emonciona (y se enmociona). Ya no razona. No lo puedo controlar. Y se emonciona (y se enmociona). Ya no razona. Y me empieza a cantar. Me canta asi, asi… It's not even Spanish class yet and I've already gotten this song in my head."

Derek was walking her to class and talking to her "It'll probably rain around lunch time."

"I'm surprised it hasn't rained yet. When I walked to school…"

"You walk to school?" Derek's eyes widened and he stopped walking. "Don't you get a ride from your Aunt or Uncle? What about the Cullens? I heard they gave you a ride yesterday."

Tammy stood right next to him and sighed "Of course he would know that."

Derek immediately apologized "I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by that.. It's just that.."

A smile came to Tammy's face "It's ok, I understand." Then she made a irritation face "I'm just sick of people making up stupid rumors that something went on in the library with me and Edward Cullen."

Derek crocked an eyebrow "What are people saying?"

Tammy just looked at him "Does he really not know? Or is he just saying that to get me to talk about it so he could make sure nothing is really going on?"

*Bell Rings*

Derek smiled "We'll talk in Spanish class." He winked at her and headed off to his class. Tammy didn't realize that she was standing right next to the door.

She walked in and took her seat. The teacher said "I want you to take the opportunity to work on your projects together so get with your partners and work on your topics-which you should've picked one out already."

Students began getting up, walking over to each other and moving desks next to each other. Tammy turned to look at Edward so see who should come to whom. Edward had his arms crossed and met her gaze. Tammy thought to herself "It doesn't look like he's going to get up anytime soon."

Edward heard the annoyance in her thoughts. He knew she was annoyed with the stupid stories people were assuming. Heck, he was annoyed too! At least she didn't hear the endless thoughts of people.

She got up and walked over to Edward and took a seat that wasn't taken by anyone. She turned the desk toward him. A small smile formed on Tammy's lips. "Hey,"

Edward nodded his head once "Hello."

"So…have you found anything yet? I haven't even been able to get in front of a computer." Tammy said. "Maybe tonight I can when I get home. I don't know how long the girl's night is going to last."

Edward shook his head "No, but I know some facts behind some cars. All the way back to 1917."

Tammy nodded her head "Impressive. It's more than I know." She chuckled on the last part.

As Tammy got out her notebook to take some notes, Edward asked "Would you mind if I ask to see your sketch book?"

Tammy's eyes widened a little when she pulled out a notebook. "Uhhhhh…"

"Alice has been raving about your sketches all night and this morning. Even Jasper is impressed. A talent and gift you posess."

"Ok…which ones do you wanna see?" asked Tammy.

Edward's eyes widened "There's more than one?"

Tammy looked up, a little startled. "Yes. I'm surprised Jasper and Alice didn't say anything. One of them is just everyday stuff. The other one…well that one has those people who are important to me. Family and friends." She looked through her backpack again and took out a sketch book. "Here,"

Edward opened the book and was surprised by what he saw. He saw a wonderful view of a city at night. "This must be her hometown." Edward thought to himself. He flipped the page and saw the same view but during the day. It was spectacular, especially the way the she captured the sun's rays touching over the city.

"That's where I came from. San Antonio, Texas." Tammy replied. "Not a ranch, no horses, no people dressed like cowboys…well actually there were a few people who did dress like that at restaurants. But I came from a city."

Edward didn't say anything and continued to flip through the pages. He saw she sketched some places around Forks. He figured these places were the places she was talking about that she sketches on her way home from school. He saw fields, forest, houses, some animals and… the reservation? Edward at first wondered but figured it was nothing to think about. "She probably stumbled across it or something." He handed the notebook back to Tammy "I'm surprised you don't' have a sketch of downtown."

"I wish I did, but it's always raining and the very few times it wasn't, I was out of town visiting my brother Chris." Replied Tammy then she shrugged her shoulders "Oh, well maybe next time."

"Alice told me that she's hiring you to do a sketch of her and Jasper." He tried to keep his anger down. As soon as Jasper and Alice had gotten home last night, Alice had skipped in happily and in her mind she proudly told Edward her surprise for Jasper on their anniversary.

She nodded her head "Yes, after seeing some of the people I sketched, she wanted a sketch of her and Jasper." She giggled "Little does she know, Jasper has the same idea." She giggled more and then whispered "Please don't tell any of them."

Edward nodded even though he was now more angry than ever before! "Wait til I get my hands on both of those two…"

"He doesn't look please at all… I wonder what he's mad about. Is he that upset with me sketching them?" "Does this bother you?" she asked.

Edward looked at her. "Why would it bother me?"

Tammy shrugged "I don't know. You don't look that thrilled. So you tell me."

Edward said "It doesn't."

"Does he think I'm that stupid?...Wow ok, I really need to chill out. What is wrong with me today? I'm so gah!...I don't think I was like this with Derek… but Jessica put me in a bad mood…yeah it probably was…no it couldn't be…if she was, I'd be over it by now."

"You are the one who doesn't seem to be in a good mood." Replied Edward.

"Well then that's something we have in common today." Tammy sarcasticly replied. Edward just looked at her and crocked his eyebrow. Tammy sighed and said "Sorry, I have no idea why I'm in such a bad mood today."

"Maybe today isn't your day." Suggested Edward.

"Yeah…or maybe…" Tammy glanced back at some students who were listening in on her's and Edward's conversation they straightened up and went back to working on their projects. Tammy whispered to Edward "Maybe it's some nosey people who won't mind their own business. God, it's so annoying how people are making up rumors about us yesterday."

"Same here." Sighed Edward.

"People are stupid." Sighed Tammy. She sunk into her chair and crossed her arms over her chest and looked down at the desk.

"You really are moody today." Chuckled Edward.

Tammy glared at him. "I'm glad my moodiness is amusing to you."

Edward chuckled a little more. "You don't seem like the type of person who's always in a bad mood."

"I'm really not. I'm usually happy go lucky and cheerful." Sighed Tammy. "I guess I'm just out of sorts today."

Edward nodded his head. He heard more thoughts poor into his head. "I can't hear what they're talking about. Ugh we should've sat closer to them." Sally thought.

"They don't seem to be working very hard on their project." Thought one guy.

"I can't believe he laughed at something she said. He must like her." Thought some girl

"Look at that grin on Cullen's face. He's defiantly cheating on Bella." Thought Johnny.

"…I wonder if Derek really does trust her. I wouldn't." Thought another guy.

"He's such a jerk! Bella deserves better!" Thought a girl sitting next to them.

"She's such a home wreaker!" Thought her partner.

"What a slut! I knew she's no good." Huffed a girl.

"What a bitch. Derek deserves better. Look at the way she's flirting with him. Playing hard to get." Thought some girl who looked very snobby.

Edward clenched his hand into a fist. He was so furious at how these people didn't get. If they had any sense, they could see that he and Tammy were NOT flirting with each other. She was very moody and he wasn't in the best mood either now. He couldn't stop himself from laughing at how she reminded him of some little feisty animal. She looked cute- and by cute he meant in the cute, adorable kitten kind of way. He was still surprised at how right when he thought he had her figured out, she manages to surprise him.

"What makes you, what makes you different, (what makes) makes you beautiful (to me). What's there inside you, (there shines) shines through to me. In your eyes I see all the love I'll ever need…." Edward looked at Tammy and saw her head side to side and smiled a bit.

Edward replied "You're very weird you know that."

Tammy shrugged "I get that a lot."

Sorry it took so long to post this chapter. Writers block sucks! Let me know what ya think!